Abdominal reducing-corset.



S. BURNSTEIN.

ABDOMINAL REDUCING CORSET.

APPLIOATION rum) APB. 13,1908.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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SAMUEL BUBNSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ABDOMINAL REDUCING-CORSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. s, 1908.

Application filed. April 13, 1908. Serial No. 126,721.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL BURNSTEIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Abdominal Reducing- Corset, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to abdominal reducing corsets, *iy more particular purpose being to provide a type of corset having portions the general diameter of which can be contracted by degrees, and also having an auxiliary flap adapted to occupy different positions representing .different diameters for the corset and provided with appropriate fastening means located with reference to the position of this auxiliary flap.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the corset complete and provided with fastening members for making the reduction in diameter; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary elevation showing one of the side openings of the corset, and further showing upon opposite sides of this opening the hooks and eyes, there being a single row of hooks and two rows of eyes, this view further showing the flap provided with two eyes, the one or the other to be used according to the amount of reduction made from time to time; and Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.2, but showing a lacing string employed in connection with the hooks and eyes. A

The back portion of the corset is shown at 4 and the front portion at 5, the latter being adapted to open in the usual manner. The front of the corset is provided with a number of fastenings 6 which may not differ materially from those heretofore used. The corset is further provided with side openings 7 bounded by edges 8, 9, the edge 8 being adapted to overlap the edge 9 A number of eyelets 10, 10 are inserted in the overlapping edge 8 so as to form adjacent to the latter a continuous row.

The edge 9 is somewhat similarly provided with a number of hooks 11, arranged in the form of a single continuous row. This row, like the row of eyelets 10, 10*, describes substantially the arc. of a circle. A

number of auxiliary eyelets 12 are likewise disposed in a row forming an arc of acircle, such row, however, having only about one half the length of the row of eyelets l0, 1O, intersecting the row of eyelets 10, 10 about its middle. I thus have, in substance, an arcuate row of hooks, an arcuate row of eyelets mating the same, each hook mating a particular eyelet, and a shorter arcuate row of eyelets intersecting the row of eyelets last mentioned, the two rows diverging from each other at their bottoms, as will be un 'derstood from Fig. 2.

A flap 13 is mounted upon the front portion of the corset and is provided with eyelets 1 1, 15 disposed as indicated in Fig. 2. A hook 16 is mounted upon the side of the corset and is adapted to enter either of the eyelets 14:, 15 when the flap is drawn backwardly as indicated in Fig. 1.

A lacing string 17 may be employed in connection with the eyelets 10, 10 12, and hooks 11, if desired, as will be understood from Fig. 3.

The operation of my device is as follows: In order for the corset to have a large diameter, the eyelets 10, 10" are connected with the hooks 11. Suppose, now, that it is desired to contract the diameter of the corset. The eyelets 10 are disengaged from their appropriate hooks 11 and the eyelets 12 are instead brought into engagement with thesame hooks. This contracts the general diameter of the corset and more particularly the bottom portion of the same. Before the contraction takes place, the eyelet 1A is engaged with the book 16. After contraction, the eyelet 15 engages the hook 16. The flap13'thus reinforces 9 and strengthens the corset and contributes materially toward reduction in the diameter of the same.

As indicated in Fig. 3, a lacing string 17 may be used in connection with the hooks 10 and eyelets. This string is first inserted through the eyelets 10, 10 and around thehooks 11. Then, after the corset is worn in this condition for some time, the string is re-arranged, being now laced through the 1 eyelets 10, 12, and the strap 13 arranged accordingly.

Having thus described my invention, I I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A corset provided with a side opening bounded by edges of substantially arcuate form and adapted to be moved relatively to each other, hooks mounted upon one of said edges and arranged in a row of arcuate form, eyelets mounted upon the other of said edges and arranged in a row of arcuate form, said row mating said row of said hooks, and a second row of eyelets shorter than said first-mentioned row of eyelets and intersecting said first-mentioned row of eyelets1 at a point substantially intermediate its enc s.

2. A corset provided with a side opening, a plurality of hooks mounted upon one edge of said opening and in the form of a row, a plurality of eyelets disposed upon the other edge and arranged in the form of a row, said row of eyelets mating said row of hooks, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in a comparatively shorter row intersecting said first-mentioned row of eyelets at the proximate middle thereof.

3. A corset provided with a side opening bounded by edges adapted to be moved relajacent to said first-mentioned row of eye-- lets and intersecting the latter at the proximate middle thereof, a strap mounted upon one of said edges and adapted to overlap a portion of the corset adjacent to the other edge, said. strap being provided with a plurality of eyelets, and a fastening member mounted upon said corset and adapted to engage either of the eyelets of said strap.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL BURN STEIN.

Witnesses:

HARRISON G. MOCORD, MAX PLnsHEr, WALTON HARRISON. 

